Bon Jovi objects to McCain campaign’s use of song

Jon Bon Jovi says the John McCain-Sarah Palin campaign is giv-ing his songs a bad name.

The rocker has raised objections to the campaign using Bon Jovi’s “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” during rallies held by Republican vice presi-dential candidate Palin this week.

“We are surprised to hear that our song, ‘Who Says You Can’t Go Home,’ was used by the McCain campaign at rallies (Tuesday, Oct. 14) and (Wednesday, Oct 15),” Bon Jovi said in a statement. “We wrote this song as a thank you to those who have supported us over the past 25 years. The song has since become a banner for our home state of New Jersey and the de facto theme song for our partnerships around the country to build homes and rebuild communities.

“Although we were not asked, we do not approve of their use of ‘Home.’”

Most music is available to play in public via a blanket license from mu-sic publishing firms, but performers often object to the use of their music for personal or political reasons. Heart, Jackson Browne and the Roll-ing Stones also have objected to the McCain-Palin campaign’s use of their songs.

Bon Jovi hosted a fundraiser for Barack Obama in his Middletown, N.J., home in September.